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Day 1: Fri May 26, 9am-12pm Day 2: Sat May 27, 9am-12pm Day 3: Sun May 28, 9am-12pm Day 4: Mon May 29, 9am-12pm This class will introduce the student to the direct warping method and explore variations on plain weave. As a final step students will turn their completed sampler into a bag. This class is designed for novice weavers. No prior experience or equipment is required.

In this class you will complete 2 projects. Click to see a more detailed description of what will be taught in class and class cost Day 1: Sat June 10, 9am-12pm Day 2: Sat June 17, 9am-4pm Day 3: Sat June 24 9am-4pm Day 4: Sat July 8, 9am-12pm

Sock Elements $36 Instructor: Kellie Nuss Saturday July 8, 1 -4pm Make a sample sock from start to finish in this one day workshop. You’ll learn how to cast-on, turn a heel, pick up stitches and shape a gusset, and make a toe. Skills Needed: knit and purl, and basic decreases. Experience using double pointed needles is helpful but not necessary to take the class.…

Round and Round We Go $50 Instructor: Kellie Nuss Wednesday July 12, 6 -8pm and Wednesday July 19, 6 -8pm This two day class is a quick intro into all the methods of circular knitting. Students will make a simple hat and learn to use one circular, two circulars, one long circular (often called magic loop) and double-pointed needles. The skills you earn in this class can be used for making hats,…

Intriguing I-cord $55 Instructor: Kellie Nuss Saturday July 22, 9am -4pm (Bring a lunch, snacks, and drinks to class with you.) I-cord is the simplest kind of circular knitting and can be used for a cast-on, several different kinds of edgings, a bind-off and an embellishment. That’s pretty versatile for one simple technique! In this class, we will make a small pouch that is easily adapted to carry a cell…

Cable Ready $36 Instructor: Kellie Nuss Saturday Aug. 12, 1 -4pm Learn to read charts and execute basic cables. Using class swatch, students will learn how to add cables to any “plain” project. You’ll be amazed at how simple this important technique is as well as the endless possibilities that will open up once learned. Appropriate for anyone who…

Fixing Mistakes: $36 Instructor: Kellie Nuss Saturday Aug. 26, 9am -12pm (Think about signing up for Cast-on & Bind-Offs starting at 1pm the same day.) Come with a swatch and learn how to be unafraid of your knitting. We will learn to fix the most common beginner mistakes, including dropped stitches, unintentional yarn-overs, and double stitches. We will also discuss when ripping is the right thing to do and how to do it with confidence. This class is always full…

Cast-Ons and Bind-Offs: $36 Instructor: Kellie Nuss Saturday Aug. 26, 1pm -4pm (Think about signing up for Fixing Mistakes starting at 9am the same day.) Learn why there are so many choices for cast-ons and bind-offs. Focus on several of the most useful of each with bonus feature of learning a couple of special effect techniques. Appropriate for anyone who can knit and purl. Yarn: Pick a medium weight plied yarn that has good stitch definition. Avoid dark colors and fuzzy,…